Call (888) 988-7063 To Speak With One Of Our Zinda Law Group Truck Accident Attorneys Today Trucks often cause significant injuries and damages when involved in an accident due to their sheer size and weight.. To recover compensation, you may sue the truck driver, his insurer, or the truck company that employs him, without a …
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18-Wheeler Truck Accidents: Federal Law
Commercial truck accidents often result in catastrophic injuries and even death. Lawsuits stemming from these accidents involve unique legal issues and the confluence of federal law. These lawsuits are far more complex than the average car accident suit, and they can involve multiple parties who are potentially liable. Federal and state law sets standards for …
18 Wheeler Truck Accidents: Investigations
Lawsuits for injuries inflicted as a result of 18 wheeler accidents will require expert handling and experienced investigation. When trucks collide with motor vehicles in Texas, serious injuries or even death is commonly the outcome due to the immense size of the 18 wheeler. The victims of such crashes will require serious compensation to offset …
3 Important Records to Obtain After a Truck Accident
If you’ve been injured in an accident involving an 18-wheeler or semi-truck, it is of the utmost importance that you document the wreck in order to build a strong foundation for a personal injury case. The following are three of the most important records you can obtain for your truck accident claim. Crash Report The crash report …
How to Win Your Truck Accident Lawsuit
When any automobile accident occurs, acting quickly in order to document the scene, the property damage, and the bodily injuries can be the difference between a good recovery and no recovery at all. This is especially true in cases involving 18-wheelers and other large commercial vehicles. The following are some of the most essential considerations to winning …
What to Do at the Hospital After a Truck Accident
Our clients often ask us what they should’ve done when they got to the hospital after a trucking accident. Let me tell you, getting there is the first step. Make sure that if you’re in pain, you go get checked out. You don’t want to try to be tough for two or three days and …
What to Know About Truck Drivers and Substance Abuse
Whether for recreational use or, more likely, to combat driver fatigue, substance abuse is so rampant in the trucking industry that employers of semi-truck drivers and other commercial vehicle operators are required by law to regularly test their employees. Even though these same laws require limited periods behind the wheel for 18-wheeler drivers, motor carriers emphasize delivering …
Common Injuries Caused By Trucking Accidents
Each year, a number of serious injuries involving 18-wheelers occur on roadways across America. When you consider the sheer difference in size and weight of a passenger car as opposed to that of a semi-truck, it’s easy to see why. Tractor-trailers can weigh between 40,000 and 80,000 pounds, while your average passenger vehicle weighs only …
Investigating Truck Maintenance Records After An Accident
Proper inspection records are required in the trucking industry. Federal regulations govern this area very closely because of its importance in preventing serious accidents. In the aftermath of an accident involving an 18-wheeler, these truck maintenance records can prove whether or not the trucking company had kept the regular routine maintenance done on the truck. …
Improperly Loaded Semi-trucks
Many of us remember moving from one home to another using nothing more than brute strength and a pickup truck. In so doing, we would load everything we could (and then some!) into the bed of the pickup to minimize the number of trips that we needed to take to our destination. Many of us …
